State of New Hampshire | |||||
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Nickname(s): The Granite State | |||||
Motto(s): Live Free or Die | |||||
State song(s): "Old New Hampshire" | |||||
Official language | English (French allowed for official business with Quebec) |
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Demonym | Granite Stater, New Hampshirite | ||||
Capital | Concord | ||||
Largest city | Manchester | ||||
Largest metro | Greater Manchester | ||||
Area | Ranked 46th | ||||
• Total | 9,349 sq mi (24,214 km2) |
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• Width | 68 miles (110 km) | ||||
• Length | 190 miles (305 km) | ||||
• % water | 4.2 | ||||
• Latitude | 42° 42′ N to 45° 18′ N | ||||
• Longitude | 70° 36′ W to 72° 33′ W | ||||
Population | Ranked 41st | ||||
• Total | 1,330,608 (2015 est) | ||||
• Density | 147/sq mi (56.8/km2) Ranked 21st |
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• Median household income | $75,675 (1st) | ||||
Elevation | |||||
• Highest point |
Mount Washington 6,288 ft (1916.66 m) |
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• Mean | 1,000 ft (300 m) | ||||
• Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean sea level |
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Before statehood | Province of New Hampshire | ||||
Admission to Union | June 21, 1788 (9th) | ||||
Governor | Chris Sununu (R) | ||||
President of the Senate | Chuck Morse (R) | ||||
Legislature | General Court | ||||
• Upper house | Senate | ||||
• Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
U.S. Senators |
Jeanne Shaheen (D) Maggie Hassan (D) |
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U.S. House delegation |
1: Carol Shea-Porter (D) 2: Ann McLane Kuster (D) (list) |
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Time zone | Eastern: UTC -5/-4 | ||||
ISO 3166 | US-NH | ||||
Abbreviations | NH, N.H. | ||||
Website | www |
New Hampshire state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Amphibian |
Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens |
Bird |
Purple finch Haemorhous purpureus |
Butterfly |
Karner Blue Lycaeides melissa samuelis |
Dog breed | Chinook |
Fish | Freshwater: Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Saltwater: Striped bass Morone saxatilis |
Flower |
Purple lilac Syringa vulgaris |
Insect |
Ladybug Coccinellidae |
Mammal |
White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus |
Tree |
White birch Betula papyrifera |
Inanimate insignia | |
Food | Fruit: Pumpkin Vegetable: White Potato |
Gemstone | Smoky quartz |
Mineral | Beryl |
Motto | Live Free or Die |
Rock | Granite |
Song | "Old New Hampshire" |
Sport | Skiing |
Tartan | New Hampshire State Tartan |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2000
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Lists of United States state symbols |
New Hampshire (US i/nuː ˈhæmpʃər/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by land area and the 9th least populous of the 50 United States.
In January 1776, it became the first of the British North American colonies to establish a government independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain's authority, and it was the first to establish its own state constitution. Six months later, it became one of the original 13 states that founded the United States of America, and in June 1788 it was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, bringing that document into effect.